KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan is a traffic reporter for KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. He cares deeply about the amount of time you spend sitting in Seattle traffic. Email Chris at csullivan@kiroradio.com

Snohomish County man gets life for $60 and smokes

A 29-year-old Snohomish County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after robbing a convenience store for cigarettes and cash.
14 years ago

Distracted walking puts a lot of people at risk reports study in Seattle

A new University of Washington and Harborview study finds a lot of us are risking getting run-over by texting and walking.
14 years ago

Microsoft partnering with NORAD for Santa tracker

NORAD is partnering with Microsoft for the first-time this year in their 50-year tradition of tracking Santa Claus.
14 years ago

Everett man busted again for impersonating a cop

For the fourth time in less than a year, an Everett man has been arrested for pretending to be a cop.
14 years ago

Bellevue High School football team ranked number one in the nation

Bellevue High School's football team is currently ranked as the number one high school team in the country by ESPN and Sports Illustrated
14 years ago

Are we living in the Matrix? UW prof thinks up potential test

A University of Washington researcher says we could just be living in a big computer simulation, and he's come up with a way to test the theory.
14 years ago

Liquor theft among teens may be on the rise

It's hard to get a handle on how many more teens are getting their hands on alcohol now that it's being sold in grocery stores because there haven't been very many busts.
14 years ago

Gay couples get in line for date with history

Same-sex marriage licenses will be issued at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning, and hundreds of couples are already staking their places in line.
14 years ago

Mom charged for running down West Seattle teens

The King County prosecutor's office has charged the woman who ran down two high school students in West Seattle last week with assault and hit and run.
14 years ago

Washington State Liquor Control Board may require stores to report theft

A KIRO Radio investigation found some retailers are losing $1,000 a day to liquor theft. The stores say those numbers are overblown, but there is no way to track the actual numbers because stores don't report their losses. That could now change.
14 years ago

Pacific mayor walks out of council meeting

Pacific Mayor Cy Sun walked out of the city's most important council meeting last night where the future of the 103 year old city was on the table. He's been blamed for ruining the city in his less than a year in office.
14 years ago

Katt Williams to quit stand-up after Seattle trip

Comedian Katt Williams was kicked out of his Seattle hotel Monday night, and he claims he's going to sue the city and quit stand-up.
14 years ago

City of Pacific may not exist by end of the month

Pacific has been a city for 103 years, but it might not exist by the end of the month. The city along Highway 167 is about to lose its insurance, and it's within an eyelash of dis-incorporating. Most people blame one man, the mayor.
14 years ago

Comedian Katt Williams arrested for assault in Seattle

Comedian Katt Williams' troubles with the law have spilled into Seattle.
14 years ago

Police pull 21 items from rape suspect Danford Grant’s car

Seattle Police pulled 21 items out of serial rape suspect Danford Grant's car, but they didn't find all that they were looking for.
14 years ago

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, try Giving Tuesday

You're familiar with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but now there's a new special day to kick off the holiday season "Giving Tuesday."
14 years ago

How young is too young for medical marijuana?

Would you give your child marijuana to handle the side-effects of chemotherapy? An Oregon family is pushing the boundaries of the marijuana discussion.
14 years ago

State court of appeals to hear Amina Bowman case

Should a Kitsap County man who left a gun at his home be prosecuted after a boy took that gun to school and injured a classmate? The state court of appeals will hear arguments in the case on Monday.
14 years ago

Tickets to be issued from school zone speed cams starting Monday

Speeders caught by new automated cameras in school zones around the Seattle area will begin getting fined starting Monday.
14 years ago

Three alarm fire hits Skyway apartment complex

A three-alarm fire swept through a south Seattle apartment Thursday morning, but firefighters were able to keep it from spreading to other units.
14 years ago

Cops say legalizing pot could ease drug war racial divide

Some long-time law enforcement officers say legalizing pot could help ease the racial divide between cops and minority communities.
14 years ago

Wife of lawyer accused of massage parlor rapes seeking separation

Jennifer Grant might have stood by her man in court, but behind the scenes the wife of man accused of being a serial rapist was filing for a separation in Snohomish County.
14 years ago

Boeing ups its offer, but will it be enough to avoid strike?

Boeing has given its engineers and technical workers another contract proposal with better wages and benefits, but the union is expected to reject this offer too.
14 years ago

Cops, politicians call on feds to stay out of Washington pot law

Seventy-three current and former police officers, judges and prosecutors have sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, asking him to respect the rights of the voters of Washington and Colorado when it comes to marijuana.
14 years ago